Texas A & M University-College Station Top Questions

VERY WELCOMING FOR ANYONE!!! I can't even tell you how much of a variety of people go here!! its unbelievable!! Everyone is welcome and this school is AMAZING PLEASE COME!!

The student body is pretty amazing. It is very friendly (of course you do have some people who are rude but it is very uncommon). the only way that someone would feel out of place here would be if they just didn't want to be there.

A&M's student body is so laid back. Coming from a school where I would wake up an hour and a half early to get ready for school, I was in for a wake up call when I learned that people literally roll out of bed and go to class; and I quickly jumped on acquiring that habit. I love it so much. It's so casual and care free here.

Texas A&M is viewed as a campus full of closed minded, white, Southern Baptist, farmers. While a large portion of campus is Caucasian, diversity on campus has increased so much over the years. Gradually, more and more ethnicities are coming to A&M once they see that the campus is far more accepting than the stereotypes portray. There are many organizations on campus geared towards different religious groups, the GLBT community, different ethnicities and backgrounds, which makes it very easy to find a group and create a solid group of friends.

Most students who come to A&M are from Texas. However, there are lots of students from other states as well as a large international student population. This just makes for more diversity!!

The campus is overwhelmingly white, Anglo, and protestant, and they are sure to remind you of that as often as the situation allows. I have noticed a trend toward diversity in the past few years and the idea seems to be catching on. The Gay and Lesbian crowd is still the most ostracized and put down, but it's getting better. Sadly, the wardrobe of most of the student body can be found in abercrombie and at hollister. Few seem to have the ability to choose their own style or resist the peer pressure to dress just like the person next to them. Students are very clique-oriented and seldom take the time to hang out with anyone who doesn't think, dress, and go to church the way they themselves do. Usually the groups are very unmixed, such as the corps of cadets, the racial groups, and such. There are a lot of rich white kids at the school, but there are also a growing number of minorities. Most of the students are politically active, but I don't think they know how to form their own opinions. Most seem to be conservative republicans, probably because their parents are. I haven't heard much talk about future financial successes.

Not much experience at all. Any of those might feel out of place. Most students wear whatever they want to class, ranging from business suits to pajama pants. I think there is decent interaction among different groups, but not a lot. Most students are from Texas. Middle and upper-middle class families. Most are pretty political aware, but not to the extent of protesting. Predominately right. Yes, fininances are important.

Almost everyone is white (I'd estimate 80{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c}) so there's not any racial tension visible to me. I did meet a very beautiful Turkish girl today though. Probably any student that isn't a white conservative would feel out of place. Most students wear jeans and a t shirt. I dress formally every class because its helps me think. It seems that most students are from Texas. I have no idea what the financial backgrounds are but because they are white I'd assume middle class. They are politically active and aware (at least the ones I argue with are). They seem predominately left. I've never heard people talk about how much they'll earn.

I knew people at A&M from every walk of life. I liked them all. I do think GLBT students might feel out of place at such a conservative school. However, many of my friends who fall into this group were very happy and comfortable. Students wear a variety of things: shorts and tshirts in the summer, pajamas on exam days, jeans, business clothes if they had a function to attend. Most often students were casual. Different types of students interact. Of course, everyone has their clique or social group but I wasn't afraid to talk to someone who was different than I. Four tables of students in the dining hall: One is an all-male table. All of them live in the same dorm. These dorm dinners are very popular. The second one has corps guys and their friends. The third has a fish camp discussion group eating together. Finally the fourth table is a mix of random people, just a group of friends, mixed ethnicities. Most TAMU students come from the major cities in Texas or the small towns in Texas. There are some from out of state and the US. The financial backgrounds are varied. However, I think the majority of people at A&M are middle class to upper middle class. Yes, there are politically active students. Mostly conservative but there is a very strong liberal student group as well. Yes, people talk about how much they will earn. However, most people talk about going to grad or professional schools first.

I feel that our campus is not very diverse. I think it is positive in the following way: A&M is focused highly on traditions. When you bring people to A&M that just want to come here to learn (for example, international students) they won't carry on the traditions thus they are lost. I think that it is majority republican. Take the College Republicans for example, their membership is in the thousands but College Democrats has like 200 members.

I like the organizations like T-Camp, Howdy Camp, and Fish Camp. I think that they're great for students trying to get to know campus. These organizations really make sure that you get to know the traditions and the campus. They give you a foundation of people that you know. Really it's important because it's the first step to learning how to network. I think the only real disappointing thing about the student body is how much the University claims to be so diverse but some times when you're sitting in class it doesn't seem like that. Even though the university is diverse the individual programs don't seem to have a diverse student population.

There are multiple groups on campus that are racially, religiously or socio-economically oriented, ranging from that of the ethnic orientation, like the Latina Aggies, to the dominantly Republican, or the Christian based student organizations. The campus is primarily white, however, and anyone else can pretty much count on being a minority at TAMU. If there were four main tables dividing a dining hall of TAMU students, black athletes might occupy one, Greek fraternity and sorority members another, "redneck" or "hick" students a third, and nerdy Asian engineer or biology majors a fourth, thought many of these groups can be found overlapping in their social stereotypes. A sorority girl might be pre-med, or an athlete might be studying something agriculturally based. Most students wear comfortable clothes to classes; jeans and sperry's, nike running shorts and running shoes, or shorts and flip flops, coordinated with t-shirts, tank tops, and sweatshirts. Most TAMU students seem to be from the Houston or Dallas/Fort Worth area, though the student body has a great mix of Texans, ranging from far East Texas to the obselete Northern regions, along with out of staters and a handful of international students. Many students are political aware and active. It's common to see the sidewalk chalked with support for presidential candidates, or the MSC taken over with student groups promoting for a specific person or cause. Most students seem to originate from the middle or middle-upper class, and future salaries are a topic of discussion near graduation, but not something that comes up in everyday conversation.

The student body on campus is pretty diverse and all walks of life can be observed on campus. The LGBT community is pretty much ignored/pushed aside because of the sterotypes brought onto the campus by one's upbringing. Yet, there is a very large 'down low' gay presence on campus. It should be no surprise that there is a large Republican presence on campus since Pres. H.W. Bush's Presidential Library is here on campus. I feel that no student will feel out of place because of the sheer size and diverseness of cultures. A vast majority of the students here are from Texas and come from a middle income family, but like other colleges, you do have some wealthy attendees as well as those from poor households. Though the campus is very large and spread out over many, many acres, it very secure and protected. There is a large presence of law enforcement on campus. It is not uncommon to see politicians, military officials, and the former president himself walking around campus. The daughter of the governor of Texas attends here as well.

I don't think anyone would feel out of place at TAMU since it is such a friendly campus. I guess if you are used to a city lifestyle, then College Station is not the place for you. Most students come from Dallas or Houston. Most students are conservative.

very conservitive, very white, very old fashioned, i couldn't ask for anything more

At A&M there is a lot of diversity. There are a vast number of International students along with students from various cultural backgrounds and beliefs. These voices have just as much say and just as much right to say it here. Though this university is one of the largest Conservative colleges in the nation, other views are welcomed and accepted as well. Diversity is what makes A&M truly unique. Two of my dearest friends are from Zimbabwe and Sierra Leon respectively. Another close friend is gay. And each of them have found their niche on campus and are active in promoting their respective diversity.